Australian swimming legend Dawn Fraser was heavily criticized for her negative comments on tennis stars Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic at Wimbledon. She apologized after being labeled a “blatant racist” by Kyrgios for saying the two Australians should “go back to where their parents came from.”
Kyrgios lost in the fourth-round at Wimbledon on Monday. During the third game of the second set he appeared to be ‘tanking,’ or not making a real effort to play competitively. He also repeatedly argued with umpires throughout the tournament.
When asked about Kyrgios’s behavior in an interview on Australian television, Fraser said, “It’s absolutely disgusting.